FOWELL, John (1623-77), of Washbourne, Harberton, Devon.

Family and Education

bap. 14 Aug. 1623, 1st s. of Sir Edmund Fowell*, 1st bt. of Fowelscombe, Ugborough and Margaret, da. of Sir Anthony Powlett of Hinton St George, Som. educ. travelled abroad (Geneva), aft. Aug. 1643.CJ iii. 222b. m. by 1665, Elizabeth (bur. 31 Oct. 1677), da. of Sir John Chichester of Hall, Devon, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. Oct. 1674. d. 8 Jan. 1677.Vivian, Vis. Devon. 370; PROB11/355/40.

Offices Held

Military: col. (parlian.) Devon regt. Jan. 1646–7.Rushworth, Hist. Collns. vi.

Local: j.p. Devon 29 July 1652–3, 26 July 1657–59, 11 Sept. 1660–d.C231/6, pp. 243, 372; C231/7, p. 38. Commr. assessment, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672; Cornw. 1664, 1672; Exeter 1672;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. militia, Devon 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. poll tax, 1660.SR. Gov. Dartmouth 1661–d. Commr. corporations, Devon 1662–3;HP Commons, 1660–90, ‘John Fowell’. loyal and indigent officers, 1662; subsidy, 1663.SR. V.-adm. 1666–d.Vice Admirals of the Coast (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi), 13. Commr. pressing seamen, 1672;HP Commons, 1660–90, ‘John Fowell’. recusants, 1675.CTB iv. 695. V.-warden of the stannaries, ?-d.HP Commons, 1660–90, ‘John Fowell’. Dep. lt. Devon 1676–d.CSP Dom. 1675–6, p. 506.

Central: commr. inquiry Newfoundland government, 1667.APC Col. i. 433.

Parlimentarian

FOWELL, John (1623-77), of Washbourne, Harberton, Devon.

: Devon., Harberton.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

FOWELL, John (1623-77), of Washbourne, Harberton, Devon.

Will

2 June 1676, pr. 5 May 1677.PROB11/355/40.

Estates

inherited the patrimony of his fa.: farms of Fowelscombe, Boulterscombe, Witchcomb and manors of Harburnsford and Ludbrook; bequeathed additional lands of Washbourne in Ashprington and Harberton, manor of Langford Leyster and other lands in Ugborough and South Brent, Devon; manor of ‘Boswine’, Devon; manor of Trevage, Cornw.PROB11/355/40.

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